As there is no outward indication that the program is running, here is a list of symptoms that a user can use to determine if they are infected with the VMProtect Miner:
You will see a process with a description of XMRig CPU Miner, or other description with XMRig in it, running in task manager and using a lot of CPU.
Windows minimize and maximize slowly, games run slower, and videos stutter.
Programs don’t launch as quickly.
General slowness when using the computer.